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Silica Gel for Drying Flowers

Fail

The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks, so Silica Gel for Drying Flowers is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 520 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£72K/yr46K searches / yr
90-day growth
-5.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 10 sellers

Flapen Score

Silica Gel for Drying Flowers against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Silica Gel for Drying Flowers is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Silica Gel for Drying Flowers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Silica Gel for Drying Flowers 46K times last year and spent an estimated £72K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jun. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 46K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £72K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
46K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-5.1%
Conversion, latest week
11.4%
Market size, estimated
£72Ka year
Peak month
June2.5× the quietest month
Top search term
silica gel for drying flowers34K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.54.

Listings sell for £13.54 on average, from £7.23 to £26.79. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £13.54 that is £3K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.54under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.23–£26.79
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£7K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #116 within Lab & Scientific Products. It carries 1,788 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.5%
Average rank
#116in Lab & Scientific Products
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,788per listing
Listings tracked
12

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Silica Gel for Drying Flowers products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£7K£14K£21K£29K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 flat

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • wisedry31%
  • Trustleaf27%
  • LotFancy16%
  • LinsKind10%
  • Fonday10%
  • YHNDECO3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

Demand

Silica Gel for Drying Flowers search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Search terms

Top Silica Gel for Drying Flowers search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • silica gel for drying flowers34K/yr
  • flower drying silica gel crystals5K/yr
  • flower drying kit4K/yr
  • silica sand for drying flowers3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Silica Gel for Drying Flowers

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Ease Of Use25%+0.04

Not easy to use

Leak-Proof25%

Or it may leak through

Flammable25%−0.15

I don't like the petals flying off and potentially burning

Ease Of Cleaning25%−0.06

Lots of dust when using

Love

Quality-Overall26%+2.53

high quality

Honest & reliable company

Good product

Ease Of Use25%+0.04

Easy to use

Easy to use with a helpful booklet to take you through the process

was simple to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product21%−0.06

Does the job

Does exactly what it says it does

Just what we needed

Value For Money18%+1.64

Good value for the quantity

good value

well worth the money

Efficiency5%+0.41

Effective, but

Return

0.7% Return rate 36% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall33%▁▆▃▂▃█
Functionality-Overall19%▁▆▁█▁▁
Durability8%▁▁▁▁█▁
Defective Material/Parts8%▁▁▁▁█▁
Leak-Proof4%▁▁█▁▁▁

Or it may leak through

FAQ

Common Silica Gel for Drying Flowers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.